ABRAHAM ACCORDS LETS IDEX WELCOME NEW FIRST TIMERS

摘要

The political and public disunity between many Arab nations, including those in the Gulf, and the state of Israel has gradually been easing over the last few decades. Egypt and Jordan were early signatories to peace treaties in 1979 and 1994 respectively. Now in 2020, there has been a significant breakthrough with the United States brokered Abraham Accords which has seen Israel and four Arab League countries -Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Morocco - normalising diplomatic relations. While a certain amount of 'below the table' business and commerce has always been present, including surveillance defence equipment, this normalisation has allowed all parties to now engage formally and openly (as much as that ever does in defence).